Which to use
“pasan” is a verb and “patín” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,692
- “pasan” frequency rank
- #46,109
- “patín” frequency rank
- 47801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasan | patín |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasar. | Petrel. |
Where the eye mixes pasan and patín
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasan is [ˈpasãn] while patín is [paˈt̪ĩn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasan is recorded at frequency rank #1,692, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpasãn]. patín is at rank #46,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪ĩn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47801, this pair ranks #118,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasan vs patín
Shared letters: anp. Private to "pasan": s. Private to "patín": tí.
"pasan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "patín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasan ← apsan · paasn · pasann · pasna · passan · ppasan · psaan